The effect of Iranian snake, Naja naja oxiana venom on the blood glucose concentration and some biochemical parameters of experimental diabetic rats
Diabetes is a chronic disease resulting from impaired insulin production and function; leading to hyperglycaemia and long-term complications. The treatment for Type I diabetes treatment involves insulin injections while Type II diabetes treatments include drugs such as metformin and sulfonylureas, a...
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| description | Diabetes is a chronic disease resulting from impaired insulin production and function; leading to hyperglycaemia and long-term complications. The treatment for Type I diabetes treatment involves insulin injections while Type II diabetes treatments include drugs such as metformin and sulfonylureas, along with lifestyle changes. These medicines can be expensive and may have adverse effects. Therefore, the search for new therapeutic agents continues. Venoms from various animals yield numerous pharmacologically active compounds. In this study, we investigated the effects of the venom from an Iranian snake, Naja naja oxiana, on blood glucose concentration and certain serum biochemical parameters in male rats with induced diabetes.Diabetes was induced in male rats using either a single injection of streptozotocin (STZ) alone (55 mg/kg i. p.) or STZ (65 mg/kg i. p.) preceded by nicotinamide (230/kg i. p.) administered 15 min earlier. The diabetic rats produced by either method received a single injection of either vehicle or venom (0.2 or 0.4 mg/kg i. p.). In the STZ rats, this was done 13 days after diabetes induction, while in the STZ-nicotinamide rats, venom was injected 3 days after diabetes induction.The venom from Naja naja oxiana significantly reduced blood glucose levels in male rats with diabetes induced by either method. Additionally, the venom decreased serum cholesterol and triglycerides concentrations. However, the venom had no effect on the blood glucose levels of healthy male rats. Pretreatment with the venom did not prevent the induction of diabetes by STZ. These findings suggest that Naja naja oxiana venom exhibits an anti-diabetic effect and could be a potential candidate for effectively controlling diabetes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a03d60e0397480cbff789a607c6a17c2024-02-03T06:37:26ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-01-01102e24436The effect of Iranian snake, Naja naja oxiana venom on the blood glucose concentration and some biochemical parameters of experimental diabetic ratsShiva Shahdadi0Farshid Hamidi1Behrooz Fathi2Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranCorresponding author.; Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranDiabetes is a chronic disease resulting from impaired insulin production and function; leading to hyperglycaemia and long-term complications. The treatment for Type I diabetes treatment involves insulin injections while Type II diabetes treatments include drugs such as metformin and sulfonylureas, along with lifestyle changes. These medicines can be expensive and may have adverse effects. Therefore, the search for new therapeutic agents continues. Venoms from various animals yield numerous pharmacologically active compounds. In this study, we investigated the effects of the venom from an Iranian snake, Naja naja oxiana, on blood glucose concentration and certain serum biochemical parameters in male rats with induced diabetes.Diabetes was induced in male rats using either a single injection of streptozotocin (STZ) alone (55 mg/kg i. p.) or STZ (65 mg/kg i. p.) preceded by nicotinamide (230/kg i. p.) administered 15 min earlier. The diabetic rats produced by either method received a single injection of either vehicle or venom (0.2 or 0.4 mg/kg i. p.). In the STZ rats, this was done 13 days after diabetes induction, while in the STZ-nicotinamide rats, venom was injected 3 days after diabetes induction.The venom from Naja naja oxiana significantly reduced blood glucose levels in male rats with diabetes induced by either method. Additionally, the venom decreased serum cholesterol and triglycerides concentrations. However, the venom had no effect on the blood glucose levels of healthy male rats. Pretreatment with the venom did not prevent the induction of diabetes by STZ. These findings suggest that Naja naja oxiana venom exhibits an anti-diabetic effect and could be a potential candidate for effectively controlling diabetes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024004675DiabetesCobra venomStreptozotocinNicotinamideBlood glucoseTriglyceride |
| spellingShingle | Shiva Shahdadi Farshid Hamidi Behrooz Fathi The effect of Iranian snake, Naja naja oxiana venom on the blood glucose concentration and some biochemical parameters of experimental diabetic rats Heliyon Diabetes Cobra venom Streptozotocin Nicotinamide Blood glucose Triglyceride |
| title | The effect of Iranian snake, Naja naja oxiana venom on the blood glucose concentration and some biochemical parameters of experimental diabetic rats |
| title_full | The effect of Iranian snake, Naja naja oxiana venom on the blood glucose concentration and some biochemical parameters of experimental diabetic rats |
| title_fullStr | The effect of Iranian snake, Naja naja oxiana venom on the blood glucose concentration and some biochemical parameters of experimental diabetic rats |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of Iranian snake, Naja naja oxiana venom on the blood glucose concentration and some biochemical parameters of experimental diabetic rats |
| title_short | The effect of Iranian snake, Naja naja oxiana venom on the blood glucose concentration and some biochemical parameters of experimental diabetic rats |
| title_sort | effect of iranian snake naja naja oxiana venom on the blood glucose concentration and some biochemical parameters of experimental diabetic rats |
| topic | Diabetes Cobra venom Streptozotocin Nicotinamide Blood glucose Triglyceride |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024004675 |
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